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Art Vandelay

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  1. It's all the same to me. I'm concerned about people, whether as individuals or in groups, planning to disrupt peaceful protests with violence in my city. Whether they arrive by bus or car, or if they're already here, it doesn't make much difference to me. You're right about this, and I misspoke. My complaint should have been directed not at APD/DPS, but at the mayor/city for allowing people to march down a major street without a permit, not blocking off traffic, and not allowing law enforcement to do their job. I agree there's nothing police could have done to prevent the shooting, but if the city didn't allow a free-for-all on Congress Ave, it likely wouldn't have happened.
  2. It's all over social media already, so I find it laughable that you think posting it on a UT fan board is "dangerous." Stupid? Yeah maybe, but I allowed more than once on this thread that the buses/paid protestors part could very well be bullshit. I'm aware it usually is. The part I'm more concerned about is DPS acknowledging "reports of people planning to disrupt protests happening this weekend." We all know what that means, and it's not good. But it tracks with what my friend, who has contacts in APD, has said. Whether those people are already here or they arrived by bus, car or helicopter, who cares? They're looking for trouble. And I am glad to hear APD & DPS are preparing for it. If they'd done a better job of that last weekend then maybe a life would have been saved.
  3. LOL, ok dude. You may want to read the KXAN report posted above.
  4. Yeah, like I said buses and paid protestors may be complete bullshit. But APD and DPS are gearing up for something going down tonight. I hope it's just an over-abundance of caution.
  5. The "paid protestors" thing may well be bullshit, I don't know. But my friend has very good contacts within APD and I do believe something bad is brewing. Lots of chatter about it. We'll see.
  6. I will be more than happy if it all turns out to be bullshit. I guess we'll find out tonight on the local news.
  7. No clue, but if I had to guess, BLM. They have plenty of money. Again, just a guess. I hope it is all social media bullshit.
  8. There aren't any. She's passing along info from APD contacts. Believe it or don't, I don't care. Just wondering if anyone had heard similar things.
  9. No idea if there's any truth to this, but a friend just posted this on Facebook, about Austin: Anyone heard anything about this?
  10. Trump is wrong about NASCAR TV ratings
  11. These look exactly like my Tony Lama chocolate lizards (those may be black, can't tell), which are my oldest pair of boots. Bought in 1995 - my first "nice" pair of cowboy boots. They're not in the best shape anymore and I would love to buy another pair but I don't think they make them in chocolate anymore.
  12. Because they were making fun of the dumb hick Aggie stereotype, just like we continue to do today. Are you implying A&M had black students in 1903?
  13. No, it did not come about recently. The history of the song is well documented, research it yourself. If there was some nefarious racist meaning in the lyrics then surely the SJWs would have uncovered it by now. EDIT: Also this:
  14. Where in the world did you read or hear that? If that was the case I think everyone would agree the song is racist and it should go. This is the origin: “The lyrics are said to be intended to poke fun at University President Colonel Prather. Prather had attended Washington College, now Washington and Lee University, whose president, Robert E. Lee, would frequently tell his students, "the eyes of the South are upon you." Prather was known for including in his speeches a similar admonition, "The eyes of Texas are upon you," meaning that the state of Texas was watching and expecting the students to go out and do great things. Prather enjoyed the song and promoted its usage. He died not long thereafter, and the song was played at his funeral.”
  15. “The lyrics are said to be intended to poke fun at University President Colonel Prather. Prather had attended Washington College, now Washington and Lee University, whose president, Robert E. Lee, would frequently tell his students, "the eyes of the South are upon you." Prather was known for including in his speeches a similar admonition, "The eyes of Texas are upon you," meaning that the state of Texas was watching and expecting the students to go out and do great things. Prather enjoyed the song and promoted its usage. He died not long thereafter, and the song was played at his funeral.” That was the intent of the song, which again has nothing to do with race. Scrapping it because it was played at a minstrel show once or twice 120 years ago -- and then sung thousands upon thousands of times by generations of UT students and alumni -- of all colors -- as a unifying show of support and appreciation for their school makes no sense at all.
  16. This is not a "fact" -- that is the issue. There was no racist intent behind the song, regardless of where/when it was first performed.
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